Asked Not Counsel of the Lord
Joshua 9
The Gibeonites Plan vs 1-5
The Gibeonites realized that the Israelites where going to roll over the entire area. They felt the only ways that they would survive is if they made an agreement with the Israelites.
They came up with a plan to take old bread, old clothes and make it look like they were ambassadors from a far land to make a treaty.
The Gibeonites Fool Israel vs 6-15
The Israelites were fooled. Their biggest mistake wasn’t to make peace or be fooled, but they failed to pray to God.
The Gibeonites Are Discovered vs 16-27
After the Gibeonites were discovered, the Israelites felt they had to keep their word to the Gibeonites.
The result is they would live, but they would live as servants of Israel.